| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-14 |
| Corporate Name: | Big Tree Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Big Tree Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Houston |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1908 |
| Town: | Houston |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 46,639 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Manufacturers of rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet on the planer in 1908 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Big Tree Lumber Company was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 and in its 1907 listing. It also owned plants at Hampton and Alonzo. The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in October, 1908, that “The sawmills of the Big Tree Lumber Company at this place [Smith-Houston] and at Alonzo, Texas are running full time, as are three others mills that this progressive concern represents as sale agents.” The Southern Lumberman noted that same month that the company was building a new planing mill with a 30,000-ft capacity. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |